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by FuManChu
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4/22/05 4:24:37 PM
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New Ignoring the cycle
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Gee, I wonder why they ignore it?
Post #204,516
by imric
4/22/05 4:44:38 PM
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People aren't trained in it anymore. It's not intuitive for VB or C programmers; programmers brought up with other languages would rather just try and use RPG as a substandard clone of what they already know rather than take the time and effort to actually use the language to it's full capacity.

It's a damned shame, and I've been watching the disuse and deprecation of the cycle for a long time.
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As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
     OK, explain the cycle to the ignorant masses here -NT - (tuberculosis) - (22) - April 22, 2005, 02:00:32 PM EDT
         What, again? - (imric) - (21) - April 22, 2005, 03:02:17 PM EDT
             I'd have to use it to see the point - (ben_tilly) - (18) - April 22, 2005, 03:38:16 PM EDT
                 Unfortunately true for many. - (imric) - (17) - April 22, 2005, 03:49:43 PM EDT
                     I dunno, Skip - (jb4) - (3) - April 22, 2005, 04:07:44 PM EDT
                         You're up on me - (imric) - April 22, 2005, 04:21:05 PM EDT
                         SNOBOL *Two*? - (static) - (1) - May 5, 2005, 07:40:26 PM EDT
                             SNOBOL2 most definitely != SNOBOL4 -NT - (jb4) - May 7, 2005, 06:17:58 PM EDT
                     Can you give a concrete example? - (ben_tilly) - (12) - April 22, 2005, 04:15:16 PM EDT
                         I was thinking of that. - (imric) - April 22, 2005, 04:23:07 PM EDT
                         Think of perl autolooping - (broomberg) - (10) - April 22, 2005, 07:01:50 PM EDT
                             I'm thinking about that and... - (ben_tilly) - (9) - April 24, 2005, 08:27:33 PM EDT
                                 I don't know Perl - (imric) - (8) - April 24, 2005, 09:04:18 PM EDT
                                     Don't even bother - (broomberg) - (7) - April 25, 2005, 12:25:28 AM EDT
                                         Whoa, that takes me back. - (imric) - (6) - April 25, 2005, 07:06:39 AM EDT
                                             But, COBOL programs can be read by management! :) - (a6l6e6x) - (5) - April 25, 2005, 11:16:20 AM EDT
                                                 Cobol DOES give that illusion... -NT - (imric) - (2) - April 25, 2005, 11:38:21 AM EDT
                                                     Oh, sure they can, that's no illusion. - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 26, 2005, 05:47:22 AM EDT
                                                         heheh. -NT - (imric) - April 26, 2005, 06:47:09 AM EDT
                                                 Yeah, the same way I can read Hebrew :) - (Arkadiy) - (1) - April 30, 2005, 12:11:17 PM EDT
                                                     *chuckle* -NT - (imric) - May 2, 2005, 07:04:55 AM EDT
             Ignoring the cycle - (FuManChu) - (1) - April 22, 2005, 04:24:37 PM EDT
                 Because - (imric) - April 22, 2005, 04:44:38 PM EDT

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